NameAPI is a web API
to handle people's names
in your software.

News

26.02.2026

Enhanced NameAPI Database

We are excited to announce a major update to the NameAPI database, reflecting the extensive...


11.02.2026

Software Version 11.2.0 Deployed

NameMatcher: More resilient matching for real-world names

Previously, if an input could not be...


05.01.2026

2025 Around the World

2025 marked another remarkable year for Optimaize, characterized by significant progress in our...


15.12.2025

Detecting What Isn’t a Name: Salutations in International Data

Salutations often appear in name fields, even though they are not part of the actual name....


25.11.2025

Dictionary Update: Danish Names

NameAPI has expanded its Nordic coverage with 2,600 given names and 8,600 family names, capturing...


Parameters

These are common parameters re-used by many of the web services.

 

Most parameters are optional. The more information that is passed in, the more the system can use to compute its results.